If you are a member of an art-loving family living in San Antonio, then you probably have memberships to several local art museums. In addition to the familiar membership benefits like free admission and access to members-only events, are you… Continue Reading →

Volunteering is a great opportunity for our kids to not only get involved in the community and learn the importance of giving back, but it also helps them as they begin thinking about what they might like to do after… Continue Reading →

Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. February 19 was a dramatic day in San Antonio ISD. Offers went out. Parents groaned and cheered. A “now what” for families waitlisted… Continue Reading →

February is Black History Month, and we are thinking back to our visit last October to the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago. My kids picked out these mementos from the gift store: soapstone hearts carved with the… Continue Reading →

Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. So, there’s a dark horse contender in our school search. It’s only a dark horse because it’s outside of our school district, and… Continue Reading →

Compass Rose Academy invited me to observe a critical part of their hiring process, when prospective teachers do demo lessons with real students and sit down to talk with families. Hiring the right teachers is essential for the continuing success of… Continue Reading →

Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. Applications are in for our three choice schools. It was super easy. Everyone should do it. While we applied, we were automatically registered… Continue Reading →

Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. When applying for SAISD’s choice programs, parents may choose three programs per child. While we started out with the ambitious goal of visiting… Continue Reading →

Ever since my kids were toddlers, the San Antonio Public Library has been a big part of our lives. I was an avid library visitor myself growing up, and it was a natural transition to share that love of books… Continue Reading →

Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. So far in our school-choosing adventure, we knew that one application for each child would go to Steele Montessori. SAISD allows three choice… Continue Reading →